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Brewmaster who saw Goose Island through growth and challenges leaves for Wisconsin brewery

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Goose Island Beer Co. is on the hunt for just the fifth brewmaster in its 31-year history after the departure last week of Jared Jankoski. Jankoski, who helped steer Goose...

Revolution Brewing releases last 2 of 10 barrel-aged brews Friday — here’s how they rate

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Revolution Brewing’s wintertime barrel-aged releases have become a delectable, boozy marathon. We’re at Mile 26. Rather than release its crop of barrel-aged beers on a single day, as do Cruz...

A hippo's gaping maw doubles as the kitchen pass.

‘Weird but awesome’ Twisted Hippo hopes to succeed in space where other breweries have failed

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Marilee Rutherford raises the issue first. Has Twisted Hippo Brewing opened in a cursed location? No, Twisted Hippo’s new home is not cursed. (Well, probably not.) But it is the...

Lil Buddy will come in four-packs of 8-ounce cans costing $5.99 at Hopewell's Logan Square taproom.

Lil Buddy isn’t just Chicago’s first 8-ounce beer can — it’s also quite cute

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Lil Buddy is the cutest beer you’ve ever seen. There are no two ways about it. To test the power of its cuteness, I brought Lil Buddy home. “Cute!” my...

Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey, shown after the Bears' loss Sunday, sparked the field goal contest after his kick bounced off of the goalposts.

Goose Island scratches free beer field goal giveaway; new prize is attending any NFL game in 2019

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Goose Island Beer Co. was out of bounds by offering a free year of beer to anyone who kicks a 43-yard field goal outside the brewery Saturday, so it came...

Beer-loving Chicago roomies stage Resilience IPA brewery crawl to benefit Camp Fire victims

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Six breweries. Eighty-five miles. Six and a half hours. Who says doing good can’t be fun? The Jan. 19 afternoon slog is the brainchild of roommates Morgan Blofsky and Sarah...

Bears kicker Cody Parkey (1) reacts after missing the potential game-winning field goal in the final seconds of the fourth quarter against the Eagles at Soldier Field on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.

In wake of Bears loss, Goose Island offers ‘beer for a year’ to anyone who can kick 43-yard field goal

March 28, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

Update: Goose Island scratches free beer field goal giveaway — new prize is attending any NFL game in 2019 On Sunday, the Bears lost a heartbreaker of a playoff game,...

Brewers seeking labels for their new beers are forced to wait out the partial government shutdown. Goose Island, whose new Chicago canning line is shown on March 12, 2018, has beer labels waiting, says an Anheuser-Busch spokeswoman.

New beers on hold during government shutdown, but don’t panic — yet

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Nonessential? Tell that to beer drinkers. Among the federal employees deemed “nonessential” and therefore on hiatus during the partial federal government shutdown, which is now in its third week, are...

American-style stout remains an outlier in American brewing, but Haymarket's The Defender provides a faultless example of the style.

Beer of the Month: The Defender, a pitch perfect hoppy stout, is now available in cans

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

The beer: The Defender (Haymarket Brewery, Chicago and Bridgman, Mich.), an American-style stout. The back story: Hops are best known for their work in India pale ales, but they play...

Miller Lite, pictured at the MillerCoors Brewery in Golden, Colo., placed second in Tribune's taste test for its clean, crisp, simple flavor.

Yes, Miller Lite is better than Bud Light, but not because of ‘more taste’ — it’s because of less taste

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Miller Lite is officially allowed to say it has “more taste” than Bud Light. But it shouldn’t. Yes, Miller Lite is the superior mass-marketed light beer. But it’s not because...

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